Pacific Rim has realistic technology

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2013)

Pacific Rim depicts a future in which the human race is in danger from extinction due to conflict. The conflict is resolved with the use of technology. The technology that is created was done so at a global level; all parts of the world came together, forgetting the conflicts with each other to work for the better good.
The movie follows a young man, Raleigh Becket, portrayed by Charlie Hunnam, through his experience with the Jager program. The Jager program is a military initiative to fight against the Kaiju, the alien threat. Jagers are manned machines that use a combination of bionic, neurological, and exoskeleton technology. The Jagers and piloted by two people, each neurologically connected to the other and the machine through a process called "the drift". The drift is a neurological connection in which two people meld minds through memories and are able to think and act as one with the machine. Each pilot is in charge of one hemisphere and each hemisphere is connected to the corresponding side of the Jager.
The technology used in Pacific Rim is realistic. We have the technology to build a bionic suit and the technology to control prosthetics with thought. This movie depicts a very real future for technology. The piece of technology that may be far-fetched is the "drift" between the two pilots. But even that technology is not completely unreasonable. Right now the technology exists to connect two minds using electrical brain recordings and a form of magnetic stimulation. Obviously the alien threat is unlikely but we have built great technology for far lesser reasons.